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In the summer of 2001 a small group of friends have to confront the recent death of their free-spirited close friend James Rider-the heart and soul of the group-who abruptly took his own life at the age of 28.

Clark can't read words, but he can read people. Can his special intuition guard him from the one obstacle he must overcome?

Darren Karpaty thought he was spending a quiet weekend alone, until he accidentally stumbled upon his girlfriend's diary. Now, he's finding himself pinched by a curiosity that might just be driving him crazy. Can he survive two days without at least taking a peek?

Kevin, a successful yet selfish businessman, finds himself completely alone on his 77th birthday. He encounters Joannie, a resilient homeless woman battling a serious health condition. Not a very compassionate person, Kevin now grapples with whether or not to help Joannie or leave her all alone on the coldest night of the year.

Did Shakespeare create King Lear for the purpose of educating his audience on the issues of aging, retirement, and ultimately death? A retired English professor and a group of his friends attempt to answer these questions by performing scenes from Shakespeare's play and then applying the scenes to their own real life situations.

Confident science major Mark Jarvis has never encountered a problem he couldn't solve through cool-headed analysis. But when he falls head-over-heels in love with two women of equal-but-opposite appeal, the cocky whiz kid finds himself faced with the impossible task of having to choose just one. After fruitlessly grappling with rival ends of his own desire, Mark discovers that, when it comes to matters of the heart, not all quandaries have a logical solution.

Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, a post-industrial wasteland of abandoned factories, neglected row houses and urban decay. Trenton is a relic of America's once-thriving manufacturing economy, the kind of city most of us have long since forgotten. But for Fred Zara, a 30-something family man living an average suburban life near downtown Orlando, it's not so easy a place to forget. Growing up in Trenton in the mid-1980s, Fred went by the name of Fred Fatal, played drums in a punk-rock band called Prisoners of War, and was filled with so much teen angst that he managed to get himself kicked out of high school before reaching the 10th grade. "Average Community" follows Fred on a 900-mile journey back to his hometown to confront his troubled past, and the troubled people in it, in the hopes of understanding how the person he was made him into the person he is. Fred is joined by his two older brothers, one a disheartened New York journalist, the other a free-spirited Seattle musician, as he reunites with old friends, revisits painful memories and tries to make sense of what it meant to grow up in a dying city.

A busy working mother prepares for a long day at the office has a few minutes to chat with her teenage daughter Sara.

What does it mean to actually support those affected by the conflict in Ukraine? That is the question filmmaker, Erin Laine, asks herself in this thought-provoking documentary. Follow her journey as she travels over five thousand miles to connect with refugees and ask one simple question, what do you need?

What is the cost of a lifetime of abuse? A high school bully, a neglectful lover, and even a narcissistic friend can all leave permanent scars. In this experimental short film, take a look deep inside a woman damaged and see the mess that she alone has to live with.

An Arab American woman struggles to hold it together while dealing with the generational and ongoing trauma in her life.

Meet Joe Zara: son of an Italian railroad worker who came to the United States during the immigration boom of the early 20th century. Growing up with 12 brothers and sisters in a small row house in Trenton, New Jersey wasn't easy for Joe, but he managed to make it work. Now, he's ready to tell the world how his cramped upbringing helped him form solid opinions on everything from the Catholic Church to gambling addiction. Join filmmaker Fred Zara, Joe's son, as he turns the lens on his father to uncover confessions a lifetime in the making.

8 lives intersect at a typical coffee shop one afternoon. Some of them are enjoying a fresh new start, some at a crossroads and for some, they may be in the midst of a painful ending.

I Just Want You to be Happy is a love story gone wrong, told through the protagonist Jacklyn Larsen who is a very strong resilient female who tries to give her husband everything he wants, and it blows up in her pretty face.

Why do artists create art? What is the link between artists of all kinds, that motivates them to create something out of nothing? In this short documentary, we will meet artists from all different walks of life, from painting to music to filmmaking, and simply asks them why they do what they do.

Two embittered outcasts spend a dreary morning lamenting their lot in life. Both cursed with physical shortcomings, they blame the judgmental world around them for a shallow inability to look past their ugly shells and see what's inside. But, when an abrupt encounter brings them face to face, can one chance meeting make a difference for two tortured souls?

Bad days were routine for Skippy Lightfoot. He was lonely, unemployed, and convinced his sour luck would never change. Then, a chance meeting with a transient genie offered this terminal pessimist the opportunity to make a wish. Obsessed with his own misfortune, Skippy could only think to ask for the one thing he's never had: a perfect day. A barrage of instant gratification follows as Skippy discovers that, for the next 24 hours, nothing can go wrong. Capitalizing on his assured success, our newly confident hero manipulates this custom-made reality to fulfill his lifelong desires. But, as the approaching stroke of midnight draws closer, so too does a dark stranger with an emphatic warning. And Skippy finds out that perfection may come with a price.